The LIVE Centre, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL97TA, UK.
Vet Rec. 2011 Oct 29;169(18):467. doi: 10.1136/vr.d4897. Epub 2011 Sep 2.
The NOVICE project is an EU initiative under the Lifelong Learning Programme, which aims to develop an online, professional network to promote informal, lifelong learning within the veterinary profession, using Web 2.0 tools. To inform the development of the network, a need analysis study was undertaken with relevant stakeholders. Focus group discussions were undertaken with veterinary students and veterinarians and a survey was administered to first-year students and recent graduates. The results indicate that use of computers and the internet is ubiquitous among junior members of the profession and that use of Web 2.0 tools is increasing. Concerns raised in relation to participation in online communities include verifying the quality of information and issues around professionalism. Compared with face-to-face communities, online communities were perceived to offer a number of advantages. These include convenient access to expert advice on an international scale, as well as helping to alleviate certain barriers to participation in formal, continuing education such as time, distance and cost.
NOVICE 项目是欧盟终身学习计划下的一个倡议，旨在利用 Web 2.0 工具开发一个在线的、专业的网络，以促进兽医行业内非正式的、终身学习。为了给网络的开发提供信息，与相关利益攸关方一起进行了需求分析研究。与兽医学生和兽医进行了焦点小组讨论，并向一年级学生和应届毕业生进行了调查。结果表明，在该行业的初级成员中，使用计算机和互联网是普遍存在的，而且 Web 2.0 工具的使用正在增加。与参与在线社区相关的问题包括验证信息的质量和职业道德问题。与面对面的社区相比，在线社区被认为具有许多优势。这些优势包括方便地在国际范围内获得专家建议，以及有助于减轻参与正式继续教育的某些障碍，如时间、距离和成本。
